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 Christopher Grandoit, software testing manager at the startup company Toast, works at his desk at Hatch Fenway Wednesday morning. Hatch Fenway is a startup that provides affordable workspaces for Boston-based startups to launch their businesses. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hatch Fenway serves as dynamic incubator for local startups

Ella Torres September 3, 2015

In a city that has gained national recognition for its efforts in sustaining small business innovation, a recently-launched company in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood is hoping to make startup creation...

Downtyme team members Barron Roth (ENG '16), Luke Sorenson (ENG 16), John Moore (ENG '15), Nick Sorensen (SMG '14), Darryl Johnson (ENG '17), Ben Pusey (CAS '16) and Tufts University senior Nikki Dahan placed first in the Beantown Throwdown Tuesday night. PHOTO BY HEATHER GOLDIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU startup places first in inter-collegiate tech competition

Heather Goldin November 19, 2014

Downtyme, cofounded by Boston University College of Engineering juniors Barron Roth and Luke Sorenson, placed first out of nine schools participating in the second annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Noah Friedman (SMG ‘17) and Santiago Beltran (ENG ‘17) explain the expansion of their app, BU Food, at the BU Buzz Entrepreneurial Lab launch Wednesday. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUzz Lab opens to students, provides space for entrepreneurs

Amanda Kaufman October 30, 2014

BUzz Lab, a space for entrepreneurs on campus, opened Wednesday night in the same building as the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program office with a competition to find a product to represent...

Apps like Downtyme and GoBe are helping students connect on campuses like Boston University. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Apps from Boston University students encourage face-to-face communication

Heather Goldin September 11, 2014

Students are criticized today more than ever for their dependence on phones, tablets and laptops. Facebook and Twitter have us glued to our screens and refreshing feeds while apps like Snapchat have become...

BU students design app to help users connect with friends

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2014

A group of Boston University students has developed a mobile application for Android and iPhone Operating System aimed at simplifying making plans with friends. Downtyme, which will be available for...

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